There are 10 ways to get from Chile to Cuenca by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Antofagasta Airport to Tumbes, bus
best- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Tumbes (TBP)plane ANF - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
13h 51m$266–953Bus via Piura
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piurabus
- Take the bus from Piura to Cuencabus
3d 14h$140–281Bus via Chiclayo
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima to Chiclayobus
- Take the bus from Chiclayo to Cuencabus
3d 3h$280–372Drive 4,669.1 km
- Drive from Santiago to Cuencacar 4,669.1 km
2d 13h$576–832Fly Antofagasta Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane ANF - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
11h 27m$345–819Fly Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Cuenca (CUE)plane SCL - CUE
11h 58m$272–704Fly Antofagasta Airport to Piura International Airport, bus
- Fly from Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Piura International Airport (PIU)plane ANF - PIU
- Take the bus from Piura to Cuencabus
16h 11m$288–1,032Fly Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SCL - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuencataxi
11h 16m$342–694Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Lima Paseo de la República to Tumbesbus
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuencabus
3d 4h$272–389Bus #2
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Nortebus
- Take the bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquilbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuencabus
3d 16h$203–336
Antofagasta Airport (ANF) to Tumbes (TBP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chile to Cuenca is to bus via Piura which costs $140 - $290 and takes 3 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Chile to Cuenca is to fly and taxi which takes 11h 16m and costs $340 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Chile to Cuenca. However, there are services departing from PA448-Avenida Matta / esq. San Diego and arriving at Cuenca via Terminal San Borja, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Lima and Chiclayo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between Chile and Cuenca is 2720 km. The road distance is 4669.1 km.
The best way to get from Chile to Cuenca without a car is to bus via Chiclayo which takes 3 days 3h and costs $280 - $380.
It takes approximately 13h 51m to get from Chile to Cuenca, including transfers.
Chile to Cuenca bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, depart from Terminal San Borja station.
The best way to get from Chile to Cuenca is to bus via Chiclayo which takes 3 days 3h and costs $280 - $380. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $270 - $750 and takes 11h 58m.
Chile to Cuenca bus services, operated by Lineas de Los Andes, arrive at Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chile to Cuenca is 4669 km. It takes approximately 2 days 13h to drive from Chile to Cuenca.
What companies run services between Chile and Cuenca, Ecuador?
You can take a bus from PA448-Avenida Matta / esq. San Diego to Cuenca via PA16-Parada 2 /, Terminal San Borja, Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte, Lima, Lima, and Chiclayo in around 3d 3h. Alternatively, LATAM Chile and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Cuenca (CUE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Tumbes via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Piura International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Piura International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Cuenca via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Antofagasta Airport to Tumbes via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Chiclayo to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Piura to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–260
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
Bus from Lima to Chiclayo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- terramovilperu.com.pe
- Book at
- redbus.pe
- Phone
- +51 511 418 1111
- contactcenter@civa.com.pe
- Website
- civa.com.pe
Bus from Lima Paseo de la República to Tumbes
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- civa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Phone
- +51 997 598 289
- Website
- turismocavassa.com.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- turismocavassa.com.pe
- Phone
- +51 1 4800725
- info@floreshnos.pe
- Website
- floreshnos.pe
Bus from Gran Terminal Terrestre Plaza Norte to Piura
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- floreshnos.pe
- Book at
- floreshnos.pe
- Phone
- +593 99 144 1474
- sanluisejecutivo@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- ecuabuses.com
- Phone
- +593 7-282-4005
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Book at
- redbus.pe
Bus from Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
VIP Car
- Phone
- +593 9-9723-1913
- Website
- vipcar.com.ec
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 98 010 0100
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
VIP Car
- Phone
- +593 9-9723-1913
- Website
- vipcar.com.ec
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 98 010 0100
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
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